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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Teams Up With SAXON's BIFF BYFORD For New Version Of ACCEPT's 'London Leatherboys'

Marking the 40th anniversary of ACCEPT's iconic album "Balls To The Wall", the band's founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider has reinterpreted this classic with a fresh and star-studded twist. Far from a simple remake, this project was born out of countless conversations with prominen...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL Shares Cover Of PAT BENATAR's 'Love Is A Battlefield'

HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS' cover version of the Pat Benatarclassic "Love Is A Battlefield" — a song originally written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman — can be streamed below. The track is taken from the upcoming HERMAN RAREBELL & FRIENDS studio album, "What About Love?", which will be rele...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Release 'Crossroads' Single From Upcoming 'Lookin' For Trouble' Blues Album

THE DEAD DAISIES are stepping into blues history with the release of "Crossroads", the first single from their upcoming album "Lookin' For Trouble", out May 30 via Fame / Malaco Records. The song, immortalized by Delta blues pioneer Robert Johnson, has been reimagined with the band's signature firep...

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JIZZY PEARL'S LOVE/HATE Releases Music Video For New Single 'You're Gonna Burn'

JIZZY PEARL'S LOVE/HATE is back with a brand-new music video for the electrifying single "You're Gonna Burn", taken from the band's upcoming album, "Punk Rock Fiesta!", due on March 1 via Kenyon Records. This fast-paced, hard-hitting track now has a visually stunning companion, created by the immen...

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NANCY WILSON On HEART's Longevity: 'If We Were Still Trying To Be The Original Lineup, We Would Never Still Be There'

In a new interview with Orange County Register, Nancy Wilson spoke about HEART's upcoming tour, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of HEART's 1975 debut album, "Dreamboat Annie". Regarding the group's longevity, the guitarist said: "I think me and Ann [Wilson, HEART singer], we represent what...

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SHAVO ODADJIAN Explains Why He Cut JONATHAN DAVIS From SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET Album

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian has explained his surprising decision to shelve a collaboration with KORN's Jonathan Davis. As recently as April 2023, Odadjian reported that his song with Davis was getting ready for release as part of the self-titled debut from his new band SEVEN HOURS AFTER...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN On MAMMOTH WVH's Live Performances: 'It's Very Important For Me That We Don't Use Tracks'

Wolfgang Van Halen, son of late VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and frontman of MAMMOTH WVH, is the latest guest on Billy Corgan's new podcast, "The Magnificent Others". Corgan and Van Halen sit down for a candid and far-reaching conversation about music, identity, and forging a creative pat...

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You Can Bid On Property Next Door To OZZY OSBOURNE's Childhood Home

Keen BLACK SABBATH fans could be among competitive bidders for a three-bedroomed, terraced house in Birmingham appearing in Bond Wolfe's next auction. Because while 16 Lodge Road in Aston looks just like any other terraced property in the suburb, this one happens to be next door to the house where t...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Saw QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON And EDDIE JACKSON 'The Other Night': 'They Seem Very Happy Doing What They're Doing'

In a new interview with "RockDrop", hosted by former MTV's "Headbangers Ball" presenter Vanessa Warwick, ex-QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate was asked about the possibility of a reunion of the classic lineup of his former band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Well, I would say neve...

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PAUL STANLEY On KISS's Retirement: 'Intellectually, I Know Why We Stopped And That We Had To Stop'

During a recent appearance on the "Off The Cupp With S.E. Cupp" podcast, KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley reflected on the completion of the band's farewell tour, "End Of The Road", in December 2023. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think in the last year, I've come to articulate...

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Here Be Dragons

Everybody is guaranteed a good time when Tobias Sammet is in charge. AVANTASIA have become much more than the occasional, all-star supergroup that the German polymath promised back in 1999. With Sammet's other band, EDGUY, on a lengthy hiatus, his symphonic, multi-vocalist flights of fancy have beco...

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SWANS Announce 17th Studio Album 'Birthing'

SWANS have announced details of their seventeenth studio album, "Birthing", due for release in North America on May 30 via Mute/Young God Records. "Birthing" will be released on triple vinyl (in a brown chipboard sleeve),double CD (in a brown chipboard digipack) and digitally. Initial pressings of...

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AVANTASIA's TOBIAS SAMMET Feels Like 'Here Be Dragons' Is Another 'Record Of The Century'

By David E. Gehlke Calling AVANTASIA a "side project" or even a "project" feels wrong in light of the band's staying power. Considered a finished entity after the world-beating power metal glory of their first two albums, 2001's "The Metal Opera" and 2002's "The Metal Opera Pt. II", founder, songwri...

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STEPHEN PEARCY And WARREN DEMARTINI Announce More Spring/Summer 2025 Shows

Stephen Pearcy and Warren DeMartini will perform a set of RATT classics on April 5 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Support at the gig will come from VIXEN. Pearcy and DeMartini are also scheduled to perform at Rock The Dam 8 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, on July 26 along with SLAUGHTER, L.A. G...

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KING'S X Has Been 'Talking About' Making A New Album: 'Slowly We'll Come Around To It'

In a new interview with Sportzwire Radio, KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "Dug" Pinnick spoke about a possible follow-up to the band's last album, "Three Sides Of One", which came out in September 2022 via InsideOut Music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't know. We're just not as...